The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-06
noticed, and who has married so well, was

parochial school, his sachel on his back,
and his hands In his pockets. He was a
civil well bred youngster. When he met
one he would politely don his cap, and
when school was dismissed he would
never loaf about the streets instead Of
/ going home. His mother, who manages
a small farm near by, would take him TO
school in the morning when she came to
| town 70 sell the milk Of her COWS. and
then would call for him in the evening on
her way home. She was a widow, and
worked hard to bring her son up properly
On his side, little Jacques worked hard
also One year he won so many prizes
that he could not carry them all Then
his mother determined TO send him TO col
lege. She found no sacrifice too great in
order to obtain the means Of paying for
his board and lodging She would arise
an hour earlier in the morning and 20 to
bed later at night, while all day long she
would toll like slave. Poor Mother
| Fl0rent How she did move about in
those days. Luckily 1t was not long
before the youngster was able to provide
| for himself lie first won scholarship
/ here, another at college, still another
/ in Paris at the Ecole Centrale, where he
stood at the head Of his classes
/ He must be phoenix, them
IL don't know about his being a
phoenix, but one thing certain is, that,
/ like his mother, he is a hard worker, and
10y working hard one always gets on. "
II agree with you there"
"Well, 10 cut the story short, he sue
ceeded In Paris, during three years, he
| faithfully attended TO his studies, while
/ he gave lessons here and there, and By
| this means made money enough 20 meet
his smaller expenses. At last he passed
/ his final examination successfully, and,
with his diploma in his pocket, he re
/ turned home. His good reputation had
preceded him. and on his arrival NJ. Bon
durand offered him a situation in his
wooden mills
"Ahl yes. Now understand about the
marriage But how about those two that
You were laughing about a while ago.
/ Where do NJ. dc Nauviliain, the baiiiff,
and NJ Chapuis, the landed proprietor,
come inn
Hold on, you go too fast. In placing
! Jacques Florent at the head Of his factory
| VI Bondurand had not the least idea Of
/ letting him wed his daughter-nether did
/ Nine BOndurand, ! assure you
Then Mile Celeste's marriage took
place against their wishes"
Never in the world
II don [ understand it at all, then.
THAT is not surprising. You don't give
me time TO explain things You may
well suppose that, with her fortune Mile.
Celeste, who is a charming young person,
as you may have noticed yourself, and
who was brought up as a princess had no
end Of admirers Every winter Nine.
Bondurands parlors are thronged with
The best society of the town, and ut her
/ receptiOns the richest and most distin-
Quished people are to be met. Being an
engineer. Jacques was invited He never
failed TO attend, but he always remem-
bered his place while MessTs. Chapuis
and dc Vauvillain paraded in the first
I ranks, letting il be known that they were
in love with Mile. Celeste / believe,
though, that they were only in love with
/ her dOwry Each made up his mind to
win the prize at any cost, and the conduct
Of both was in strict accordance with this
determination The strangest part OF the
whole proceedings was that neither at
tempted TO get into the good graces Of the
Young lady, who always treated them
with marked GOODNESS
Singular lovers, those.
They imagined that Mile. Celeste, be
Ing "a good girl of very dOcile disposition,
she would always comply with her parents
/ wishes So they proceeded 10 lay siege TO
the old folks NJ Chapuis, by displaying
an interest in NJ BOnduTand's business
aG1irs. had no trouble in winning him
over. while NJ De Nauyillain, by means
Of his nobility, and by Putting on the airs
of great lord. succeeded in getting the
mother TO espouse his cause to such an eX-
tent that. in short time, she promised
| him her daughter hand, while, on the
other side. her husband was making the
same promise TO his rival.
And Of course Nile Celeste protested
Not at all She let things take their
own course. 1t happened that she had
occasionally danced with Jacques tIorenl
| and had conversed with him in the parlor
| The young engineers quiet, serious
| character and his easy. distinguished man
ners soon impressed her. One day De
spoke OF his mother, OF her devotion 10
him Of the gratitn1e and affection that he
bore her This proved 10 the young lady
that his heart was IN the right place
JACQUES. on his side felt himself more
than interested in the beautiful and sweet
girl that had so kindly paid attention TO
him. bat as he knew her 10 bc very rich,
his demcanor was always so respectful
that TO word of love ever passed between
! them.
And stilr'--
"Of course everything had to come out
all right in the end Here IS the natural
winding up Of the comedy The first time
that NJ and Mime. Bondurand communi-
Gated 10 each other their designs IN regard
to their daughter there was terrible
row Just think Monsieur wanted Chap-
us for his sOn-in law t1adame could
not bear him, he was baboon, China
man miser lie was ugly, deformed,
in bred. badly dressed, unkempt and II
diculous Madame wanted de Nauvillain,
whom monsieur held in holy horror. A
snob q talker, n boaster, BOBBY, an ass
noble. it was true, but wretched beggar
who depended entirely ON his situation.
They could not agree, them
"Of course noti 'Nauyillain, neYerl
exclaimed NJ. Bondurand. 'Chapuis,